1986 Detroit Lions season

The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve[1] upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5–11 record. The highlight of the season was first round draft choice Chuck Long’s first pass for a TD against Tampa Bay. Long would start in a Monday Night game against the Chicago Bears.

1986 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford, Sr.
Head coachDarryl Rogers
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
112Chuck LongQBIowa
229Garry JamesRBLSU
369Joe MilinichikOTNorth Carolina State
492Devon MitchellSIowa
5119Oscar SmithRBNicholls State
8205Allyn GriffinWRWyoming
9231Lyle PickensDBColorado
10258Tracy JohnsonLBMorningside
11290Leland MelvinWRRichmond
12317Allan DurdenDBArizona

Roster
1986 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 7 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–10
54,851
2 September 14 Dallas Cowboys L 31–7
73,812
3 September 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–20
38,453
4 September 28 at Cleveland Browns L 24–21
72,029
5 October 5 Houston Oilers W 24–13
41,960
6 October 12 at Green Bay Packers W 21–14
52,290
7 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–10
50,992
8 October 26 at Chicago Bears L 13–7
62,064
9 November 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–17
52,423
10 November 9 Minnesota Vikings L 24–10
53,725
11 November 16 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–11
54,568
12 November 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–17
30,029
13 November 27 Green Bay Packers L 44–40
61,199
14 December 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–17
45,042
15 December 15 Chicago Bears L 16–13
75,602
16 December 21 Atlanta Falcons L 20–6
35,255

Season summary

Week 6
1 234Total
• Lions 0 1407 21
Packers 0 707 14

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(2) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 10–2 352 187 W7
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 398 273 W1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 277 326 L4
Green Bay Packers 4 12 0 .250 3–5 3–9 254 418 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 1–13 239 473 L7

References
  1. 1986 Detroit Lions
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